Though MTA Chairman Joseph J. Lhota has said this is the worst occurrence the MTA has seen in its 108 years. Workers are assessing the damage to some seven flooded tunnels and six disabled bus garages.

Major concerns arose after backup generators failed at New York University Hospital as ambulances lined up to transport patients to Mt. Sinai hospital and other area hospitals.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the storm will reach its peak between now and later this evening as the hurricane makes landfall in Central New Jersey.

Areas along the river were evacuated over the weekend, though much of Brooklyn and the surrounding inland areas remained mildly affected by rain

Downed trees scattered through the neighborhoods of Bedford/Stuyvesant and Park Slope crushed cars and blocked off streets.

Transit systems remain closed until further notice.

[Editor's note: Kenneth Rosen is a former Savannah Morning News intern and current freelance writer. He's living in New York and working as an intern for Mashable.com. The video with this post was shot by Izabeau Giannakopoulos.]